# Silverbud: Galaxy Buds3 control over a documented RFCOMM protocol

> Silverbud implements a Windows manager for Galaxy Buds3 over Samsung's RFCOMM control channel. It parses framed status and battery messages and sends settings commands for noise control, equalization and finding earbuds; its protocol notes credit GalaxyBudsClient for base layouts and document Buds3 observations.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Sliv3er/Silverbud>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Sliv3er/Silverbud/blob/fd579bbb56c76ac7ec3870ff816ca3130efab032/docs/PROTOCOL.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/silverbud-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/silverbud-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/silverbud-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Windows 10 build 19041 or newer or Windows 11, x64, and Galaxy Buds3 are required; building from source needs the .NET 10 SDK.
- **Testing evidence:** The author reports end-to-end testing on Galaxy Buds3 firmware R530XXU0AYG3 with Windows 11 LE Audio; Buds3 Pro remains untested.
- **Attribution:** Base message IDs and layouts are credited to GalaxyBudsClient.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Sliv3er/Silverbud/blob/fd579bbb56c76ac7ec3870ff816ca3130efab032/docs/PROTOCOL.md>
2. <https://github.com/Sliv3er/Silverbud/blob/fd579bbb56c76ac7ec3870ff816ca3130efab032/README.md>

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